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How to Win Evelynn vs Taliyah Counter MatchupEvelynn is in the s tier of champions

Evelynn vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Evelynn in LoLEvelynn is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Evelynn

based on 1,072 Evelynn vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.79
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Evelynn came out of an evaluation of 1072 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Evelynn encounters Taliyah in only 1.1% of her rounds.

Evelynn vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Evelynn has done a average job of beating Taliyah. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Evelynn against Taliyah games, Evelynn’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Evelynn vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Evelynn Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Evelynn to level upq
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Second ability for Evelynn to level upe
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Last skill for Evelynn to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Evelynn's passive ability p
Evelynn's q ability q
Evelynn's w ability w
Evelynn's e ability e
Evelynn's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Evelynn

Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Taliyah

If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.

While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.

Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.

Advice to Win Against Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Evelynn vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Evelynn Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Taliyah Image
9.4
< Kills >
6.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
6.8
< Assists >
8.2
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
20
< Minions Killed >
119
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.6
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.47
663
< Physical Damage >
790
20,789
< Magic Damage >
20,268
600
< True Damage >
1,078
22,053
< Damage Dealt >
22,137
30,960
< Damage Taken >
21,811
12,176
< Gold Earned >
12,091
0.88
< Towers >
1.77
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
15,253
< Total Healing >
4,373
13,798
< Experience >
14,129
21
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
9
199
< Time Dealing CC >
545

How to Counter Taliyah with Evelynn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Evelynn versus Taliyah matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Taliyah. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Evelynn usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Taliyah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Evelynn and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Evelynn
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Evelynn
Taliyah

Who is Better, Evelynn or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Evelynn usually fairs equally well when taking on Taliyah, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Evelynn makes an ok counter for Taliyah.

While Evelynn does have a lower win rate compared to Taliyah, when facing one another, Evelynn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Evelynn into Taliyahas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Evelynn has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taliyah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Evelynn vs Taliyah matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Evelynn is a somewhat poor counter to Taliyah. Focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Evelynn against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Evelynn Players

How We Calculated Our Evelynn vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Evelynn, we analyzed 1,072 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Taliyah as Evelynn comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Evelynn to counter Taliyah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Evelynn usually accumulates a lot less CS as Taliyah. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Evelynn versus Taliyah build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Stormsurge. When Evelynn incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Taliyah than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Evelynn had an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Taliyah with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Taliyah as Evelynn, Evelynn players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Evelynn vs Taliyah clashes, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.

If you want to view Evelynn vs Taliyah tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and guides given are calculated using every match run with these champions.